Church Street Tour
The Isle of Wight County Museum is pleased to
offer guided walking tours of the county’s historic
sites and events. Held throughout the year and
led by local historians and museum staff, the
tours offer an in-depth look and a hands-on
experience at these important and wellpreserved properties.
Reservations are not necessary.
Isle of Wight County
Museum
TOWN OF SMITHFIELD
103 Main Street, Smithfield, VA 23430
757.357.0115
GUIDED
WALKING
TOURS
of Smithfield &
Isle of Wight County, VA
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NOTE: All events subject to cancellation
as well as date, time & admission changes.
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757.357.5182, 800.365.9339
Historic Fort Huger Tour
Guided Church Street Tour
ISLE OF WIGHT
COURTHOUSE COMPLEX
10 a.m. April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20,
Oct. 15 & Nov. 19.
17146 Monument Circle, Isle of Wight, VA 23397
Join us as we explore this 19th, 20th and 21st century site and
share the story of its beginnings as well as a few tales of
capers and duels. This tour begins and ends at Boykin’s Tavern.
BATTLE OF
SMITHFIELD
CHURCH STREET
10:30 a.m. June 11, July 9 & Aug. 13.
Tour begins at the Isle of Wight County Museum.
103 Main St., Smithfield, VA 23430, 757.356.1223
Join us as we venture for a stroll down Church Street to
explore the history of this fascinating area. This tour begins
and ends at the Isle of Wight County Museum.
HISTORIC
FORT HUGER
10 a.m. April 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6,
Sept. 3, Oct. 1 & Nov. 5.
15080 Talcott Terrace, Smithfield, VA 23430
Visit this Civil War fort and learn the significance of this
gateway to the Confederate capital.
NIKE PARK
The Battleship Smith-Briggs
2 p.m. April 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6, Sept. 3,
Oct. 1 & Nov. 5.
103 Main St., Smithfield, VA 23430, 757.356.1223
Meet a Union soldier at the museum for a lecture and a walk
down Church Street as he details his experiences in this battle.
This tour begins and ends at the Isle of Wight County Museum.
2 p.m. April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16,
Aug. 20, Oct. 15 & Nov. 19
13036 Nike Park Road, Carrollton, VA 23314
Visit one of the Cold War’s few surviving Army Air-Defense Posts.
Local historian Albert Burckard hosts a short presentation and a
walking tour of this site which contains the original barracks, mess
hall, administration and recreation building, officer/noncommissioned officer family housing, fueling area and
underground missile magazines. Event held in the Senior Center.